Hoodoo Gurus have launched a record club where one album will be released every month, in chronological order. First up is their debut record Stoneage Romeos. We air three tracks from this classic at the top of the show. Then we’re into new Aussie music, starting with a surprise come-back single from Painters & Dockers. ‘Holidays On Ice’ is their first recording in over 20 yrs. And our selection of new Canadian music includes a track from the final Frog Eyes record Violet Psalms and the Hello Blue Roses cover of the Go-Betweens ‘Love Goes On’, which is the final track on their Trade Winds record.

We kick off this week’s show with three tracks from Ed Kuepper‘s first post-The Saints band called the Laughing Clowns. This seminal project, which mixed the diverse influences of free jazz, bluegrass and krautrock, was active between 1979 and 1984 and gained a cult following in Australia and Europe, before Kuepper embarked on his long running and much lauded solo career. We follow up with brand new Australian music from Jack And The Kids and Emilee South.

Our guest this week is Ontario-based singer-songwriter Wax Mannequin. I had the good fortune of seeing Wax play a live show recently and was blown away by his unique melodic sensibility and sophisticated musicianship. Wax Mannequin has been a fixture on the Canadian independent music scene since 2000 with 7 records and countless tours and festival appearances to his name. Tune in to hear two Wax Mannequin tracks and an articulate chat which includes reminiscences of his adventures on tour in Australia!

Lots of great new music on the show, as always, including renowned Australian songwriter Darren Hanlon and a track from The Valery Trails, a unique band who have more recordings than live performances under their belts given that part of the band lives in Australian and the other in Houston, Texas.

This week we begin by revisiting the theme song of this show – ‘(I’m) Stranded’ by The Saints! This classic Ed Kuepper/Chris Bailey composition was first recorded exactly 40 years ago to the day I’m recording this show! It came out as an initial run of 500 7″ singles in September of 1976. We air the track in full as well as the brilliant b-side ‘No Time’. We follow up with a brand new track from Ed Kuepper who has been a prolific force in the world of Australian independent music since the Saints disbanded after three classic albums.

We’re fortunate this week to invite yet another Australian ex-pat into the studio this week for a chat and live set! CJ Nash is an experienced multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, who actually now lives in Vancouver, working in film and also at the Railway Club. CJ is in great spirits as he fills listeners in on what life is like the Melbourne music scene and he shares some of his first original songs that we wrote in Vancouver. He speaks of how crossing the oceans to this new home helped inspire him to step out from behind the drum kit in other people’s bands and start performing as a solo artist.